Process of constructing mats



PROCESS OF GONSTRUCTING MATS Filed Feb. 15.` 1922 Patented Oct. 23, 1923.l

PATENT orrlca.

JAMES G. BWSER, 0F COLUMBUS, KANSAS.

PROCESS 0F CONSTRUC'IING' MATS.

Application led February 13, 1922. Serial No. 536,178.

To aZZ 'whom t may concern:-

Be it known thatI, JAMES GARFIELD BowsER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, inthe county-of Cherokee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Constructing Mats, of which the following is a-specification. a

The present invention relates to a` process of constructing mats which are especially useful on stone or concrete floors, pavements, and the like for silencing 'purposes and also to provide dry walking surfaces. -In fact, the mats may be used for any purpose for whizh ordinary mats are now commonly use The principal object ofthe invention is to utilize discarded automobile tire casings or shoes. v

In the drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of a mat constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 is a section taken therethrough on the line 2 2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of the mat,

Figure 4 is a section taken therethrough yon `the line 4-4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a fragmentaryl plan view of a' third modification of the mat, and i Figure 6 is a section taken therethrough on the line 6 6 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawlng in detail vand esi pecially the modification shown in Figures 1 and 2 it will be seen that tire casings or shoes are cut to desired lengths and breadths and that theyare arranged longitudinally of each other so that adjacent edges are overlapped and securely attached to each other by means of some cementitious material or if so desired by sewing.

In Figures 3 and 4 the second modification has been disclosed wherein the tire casings or shoes are cut to the desired length and breadth'and are arranged along side of each other so that their longitudinal sides overlap. `The mat, however, in this modification is made in a plurality of layers and the longitudinal edges of the superim osed layers are arranged so as to be situate over the longitudinal centers of the casin s or shoes immediately there-below. These lon- .extend at right angles to another portion thereof so that two layers are formed and these shoes or casin s are interwoven as is clearly shown in the rawings and will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is 1. The process of forming mats consisting of first cutting tire casings 'or'shoes to desired lengths and breadths, and second arranging t e shoes or casings in engaging relation to each other, and third fixing the engaging portions of the casings to each other. v 2. A process of forming mats consisting in first cuttin tire shoes or casings to' deslred lengths an breadthssecond placing the casings or shoes so that ortions thereof engage each other and third) by cementing the engaging portions together.

3. The process of forming mats consistin in first cutting tire shoes or casings to desire lengths and breadths, second placing the casings or shoesalong slde of each other longitudinally so that adjacent longitudinal edges overlap each other, and third cementing the overlapping edges together.

lengths an breadths, secondplacing-a portion ofthe shoes along side of each other longitudinally so that their edges overlap, third forming a second layer in similar manner and fourth cementing the abutting portions of thel shoes together.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in prese'npe of two witnesses.

JAMES G. ,BOWSEIL `Witnesses z- J. C. BowsER,

MINNIE B. MURRAY.

4. A process of forming mats consisting in first cuttin tire casings. or shoes to desired 

